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after' 5 • ;corn' )i 4 " 55 1 nae, a ble; ,000 tor o ate 4 & I v es ie5E ;oar i ,revi 11 44 Ito; PROCLAMATION. . t tr ,t) - -J uLY.ljo—eurenemies,have discovered a 1 „ 1 ""d , :t of making war. Knowing our firmness tx,,,; ers ltY, and th a t terror a c c o mpl is h e s nothing, Pr ati r • =t r& odering 'thei r d a ring attempts more itn, they hav e changed their -, course, and Lik / circulate news - -favouraolei to us, but which is The Gazett es o f V a l enc ia and Arragon, the of Alicant and Carthage/la, end letters from c ' a i conimunicate the defeat of the:Erench 4 lider th e comman d o f Masena, who, accord kr'ain("l:e sarne - story, has_ been _killed, and lost 20 r. et "'°° o men. But we know that these statements 1..1, W ounded, and easily perc e ive that this a con liCe to check th e . enthusiasm of the proVinces, , "Urry ills them into rash and premature mote (A;,. W inch would afford 014 . enetnies an adVantage titE c • I\:O °U NC/L OF THE REGENCY OF RPAIN" AND THE t\DIE S To THE PEOPLE. OF, I, autiCHA AND " L CARRIA. t ray e and worthy inhabitants of La Mancha and t h_a'ria, Who) have done and buffered so n much in hir defe n di hg your nat i ve so il , your name, and i . e , tli sh honour, with heroic constancy • and the ~ .), ;1 1e §t sacrifices, the Council of the Regency of Tat ,•. aut.! the Indies have learned with great grief, t, 1 111 Y (.41 are ignbrant there still exists that supreme tf vu which governs the Monarchy in the name k,Y°(lr legitimate and beloved King Don Fernando, si t ' i tiL "; and havelearned with great joy that, n0t ,41 Nanding your being deprived of this important, , n onnin io ,, , into of the knowledge of the aas of I . . l er ''igrily which have been published, mid are pub 'ed his royal name, on account of the enemy s \ . ' , l " il4ll ce in impeding all the communications for advic e or hope ; but your hearts still glow with saint: warmth of ,patriotism with which you u'lltiienced the defence of your country, with the ‘desire of avenging its , wrongs, and. with the horror for the impious tyrants who base come t nslave you. preserve • this sacred flame; and do not allow it to t ; extinguished; the time is corning, and will soon ih tile, in 'which you shall with it, reanimate those bents• which adverse fortune has rendered cold r ! ia lid• The lotion proclaims that ) oil have de - well of th e country; of the King, and of real - i ji future ages will do- the same. Thu Regent' , " j, u° v ‘v proclaims you its beloved children, and as most 'thy of its love and compassion it prepares re io*dies for y our inis t o rtun e s, recd peaces for you' 1"s. and aids for your valour. lu the other provinces, courage increases in pro onion as dangers increase; and the. Government b urs that the spirit be common to an, as all bear p„,, , ;7 40.1 011Interest. h "is fooress of Cadiz, favoured by its situation 1 Y S ea and la n d, is unconquerable'; and the Isle of 'convened into a cainp,rand school of vets' is impregnable. In it those warriors are i,qwing, exercising, and acquiring discipline, who regular bands are issuing, and will issue forth, to iravilse and force to those who are assisting you . Your deliverance. In it are assembling the Na -Ir'nal Cortes, io•which you, are called, for the put ose cf cementing your future government, the only ~,'''solatio n and the last satislattion of a free and ': ll erous p eo ple. There will be con6etitrati:d the , 0 ! at!, represented by few.. Distrust not your 7 !'es, int. your labours and dangers have made you t• .l se arid virtuous, since they have made you valiant. ead, rt - anirnated Nation ! pure portion Of the heart sit Spain, the words which the Supreme Government dressesC to you ;.commit them to memory, trea t're th em in your hearts, since • the presence of the tie tilY does nut permit you openly to display them. . • A I LENCIA, JUNE 29.—The -following is an ex (r) . q 1 of a di . svitch from Field-Marshal D. Juan 4 110jti, to the C.-vain General, transmitted t; e town of San Mateo.: Most Excellent_ Seignior—For these last four a Ys 1 141 , e not had amoment to myself, and scarce lyllave I been putter a roof. On :the 24th and 24'1t, some of the corps 'of, .the dirisiov under my ~Aer:. very warmly ,and closely engaged et the enemy. in front- . Morella, who, on . troth, were repuked !o t;:e eLy walls of that place. . ( , h e first day, the enemy ;etc 20 killed on the ; d to the e,t ening, according to the information of t er3 nrts afritell . hom 174 ( lorelta, they brought in 30 (3 utided. Our loss consisted ota Captain of sMug r"rs and tour or five stildiers wounded. We ',"acqued fur that night s within view of Morella. 4. / 4 ' itc:tion was renewed between seven and: eight t-xt, :orning, and lasted until four in the tt,ruouti, v, hen, observing that the enemy had re,. n `, l v , tl a reinforced - n:l4 of cavalry. and infantry,. we ,i ' 11 11 back in g o o d order, without being molested by t e .enemy, as far as the ,uitage of' Valhvana, ‘ " A:h ere we passed the night; anti this moining the \ ` llol e division, equally unmolested by the enemy, ee l t t reated' to this , town and the village of Chete. As le action of the second &Ir was very long, and ma intained w ith obstinacy On' both sides, though the eu "illy-was'continuatly repulsed, our hiss could not but be considerable, re l gard being had to the tide ' „ ' c itity of our numbers. The Captains of Grenadiers °e the Ist of Valencia an& Savoy, D. Pettit) Garcia ,"bitez and D. Joacjuin Lozano, were wounded, 'he former mortally ; four subalterns, and Ircin 40 setjeants,-. corporals, and privates, were also ii w▪ olluded and there were ,about (20 rank and killed. The cavalry had three or four men wound "• , and as many horses killed." tdssorr, JULY 2.5.—Wd have the following ac %nts trout the Province of Biscay, under date of ;he 9th ult. r` On the Bth of May a regiment of Voltigeurs, LQusisting of 1200 effective men, entered Iron, of t hese from 8 to 900 were Spaniards. They had no I ( otter set toot on .Spanish ground than they killed a 'tench glens-d'armei, -in the very town of Iron, and 4 great number of them deserted. The next day I tley continued to disperse themselves at Oyarzun, 111 0 there wits a still more •considerable desertion at , In consequence of - these proceedings, the parties of cavalry that were in Zumaraza, Villa-Franca, -and other places, 4 ` i rtiled a junCtion, and after an obstinate aOion they upofr terms; among theSe were only four Spaniards, the rest being Germans, Pales, &c. It should be observed that there were only (iO. Spaniards with the regiment', by the time it reached Victoria. On the 3d inst. there was a skirinish between some of the -light parties and the enemy, in the pass between Mendragon and . Elorrio, named Champanzar. ..The person who gives this information says„ that he saw,.the day atter, the dead bodies of seven French men. carried through the pass. The parties in the environs of Estella lately had a brush with the French, in which they killed a considerable number of them, andJnade about 50 prisoners. Longa's parry, which is i n th e environs of Arganzon, con sists of 500 men, and is daily becorning more con hiderable.'• - A few days. since , it pursued a French detachment to the very gates of Victoria. It was reported iu Vidoria, and there are a number of lei ters,tending to confirm the rumour, that a very rich convoy, going from Madrid to Bayonne, had been intercepted at Lerma. The French couriers do not enjoy a moment's Security. Not one of, them can prosecute their journey without 'an escort, From the middle of April to the end of May,i there were no less than five couriers killed between Monclragon and Vi&oria." LISBON, :JULY braVe patriotic parties are,spread all over Navarre and the Rioja, and are •constantly engaged in confliCtS with the Vandals, no less obstinate than glorious to the Spani,sh arms. Several Officers belonging to the parties of D. Fran cisco Espoz and Mina; the s u ccessor o f the i n t rep id student of that name, have brought in t i 8 prisoners 'to the Junta, of Arragon. Seigniors Echavarria, Ayala, and Garces, who aEt under the latter Chief, having asseinbled a body of 500 infantry, and 120 horse, attacked,' on the lgth May, 460 of the enemy's infantry- and cavalry at Peralra; and Corn-' pleirly routed them, with the loss of 90 killed,. an hrnhense number wounded, 30 priSollerS, •;:ltid- a great quantity of baggage. The Spaniards' pursued them as for-as the bridges of Caparraso and Lodosa; but the latter being occupied by 400 French, the Spaniards tell back in the dircetion of Fakes, where a corps of 500 of the • enemy had just arrived. — They were already pillaging toe place, and had commenced their usual barbarit , es by putting three of the inhabitants to death, when the Patriots un expectedly, tell upon them, and pursued them half way to,Caparroso. Night coming on put an end to the action, and the Spaniards retreated to Lerin, hating lust five killed, one drowned, and 7 Wound ed, Several Germans' and Poles d e serted t o t h em , uurinv the action, BADAJOS, JULY 21.—The army in this vicinity has advanced to occupy the most .advantageous po sitions in that province. About the commencement of the current month there was an attioa at Paredes,. two. leagues from TatanCon,. in which D. Juan Martin's corps de feated the enemy with the loss. 01.400 killed, and 200 prisoners, with very little loss on our side.--L, Upwards of too carts arrived at Madrid with the enemy's wounded. • . , • - Villa-Campa has upwards of 10,000 cavalry and infantry wider leis command in Cuenca. It is not known whether Bassecourt, his predecessor in com mand, is to be employed hvany other quarter. A French courier, with 116' eseori, have been killed at Nievas by a party of patriots ; and the mail,Arhich they bad with them has,:beensecured. The party was commanded by a female, who has acqUirtd such dexterity in the use of arms, that she actually fired two shots for one: that bet followers discharged; We are informed that on the 6th, King Joseph, preparatory to his departure from Madrid, put in rcquisition 600 coaches, and other light vehicles, with 400 waggonS.. This. intelligence, with the an nexed article froM Madrid, we have received from a quarter entitled to the highest credit. It should seem thatjoSeph either is disposed to risk his person no It t ing - er in a contest which appears to beas endless as unavailing ; or that his brother has ordered him to take up his residence el s e w h ete : — such is the authority peSseS-sed- by, and the respell shewn to, the Sovereigns "who' are indebted to him for their political existence. MADRID, JULY s.—Couneds of State and of the Generals are held daily., and the ,despair that preys upon their hearts is visible in their countenances. Cartioges are every day taking the road to Castile, and few days. pass without the arrival-of carts filled with wounded soldiers. Great quantities of effects Of all sorts are selling in the Retiro. Th e li es t hey circulate are in proportion - to the advantages we ob tain, and they are constantly telling us of the armies that are entering Spain; and the defeats and deser tions of the Spaniards, not even sparing the names of the most ardent patriots ; but the inhabitants of this city, ever ,true, to the cau%e of their country, interpret their language in its just sense. There is a rumour of the intended departure ,Joseph, winch is completely confirmed by the preparations that are going forward." . BADAJOS, JuLy 17.—A letter from Madrid of the :.*7.th ult. received by a person of respeet:inility; contains the following particulars Tins day a grand convoy of carriages and wagons, %nil a suit able escort, and a number of private individuals, set off for France.. T 4 .0 or three of • the five or six Generals whom Buonaparte has sent torio all haste, are said to have accompanied it. As the departure of this cotp.oy has for some time put been expected, due notice has been forwarded to the parties in Castile. A number of officers who had assembled in the Retiro, to set off with the 'convoy, have re turned to their_ lodgings, declaring that they will only leave Madrid along with their respective regi , .ments, which are. to march in about a week. This agrees with the report that Joseph is to set out on or about the sth of next'month, and to take all the effeCtive troops with him, leaving the gates under the care of the poor invalids; and,the town in the hands of the burghers." ;e . gilt as 'e, oiicc ,~ ~n~A .;.. )1 S Ave bt e 19*' q~ ; V. iffecteLl: 11.11 - lied hat rut for prped the 11v ‘4-0 a t 1 J 54113, iller, 3 Ild de' üblle" S + 1 Ile 01175'.1C 11) 1 t WC!) 3 IC S tlb' c 0011 leis Va' ;OLI )t intrY gold t" ird ro (;', 0 „;,1) 9 1'1(1 jo - 0 14 r el: 11 Tbej )064 PRI,VATE CORRESPONDENCE. CADIZ, JULY 17. - I take this opportunity of ac quainting you by the Algesiras, Spanish man of war, which, besides her valuable cargo of copper, takes about 200 French prisoners, that there has been no military operation of any consequence latterly. It being observed on the 13th, that the enemy drove Oa 111,4 2113.111 1 a 1.1./ cue - point of Santa Catalina; supposed with animnnition, Sce. where thereiS.a battery, and which is at the eh trance of this harbour, and from which vessels, in going out or coming in, may be, annoyed, at day light on the istih, there was a ise 1./pepeci on it, which was continued several hours, by the 13ritish and Spanish gun-boats, which did a' great deal of injury. .The French, after firing Six. or seven shot, abandoned the fort, and took to the They are trying to erett a battery in. the rear of Matagorda, but our opposite batterieS .Btc. annoy them constantly. It i s t o b e lamente! Eli= this fort was not made mare invulnerable, w ch could have been easily done in ttre beginning, it being all dry soil about it. This being omitted, it could not stand the fire opened on it. The great battery of tweoty one- 24-pounders were frequently filed in a volley. Lord M'aeduff;'.Who served as a volunteer there, as he has in all his services on the Continent, &c. wa wounded in the foot, but is getting better tact.— One man had a hand .badly wounded on board the gun. boat of the Tonnant, on the morning of the 14th, by the going solf of his gun befbre he ex pected. Some days ago the enemy fired at a boat going to water, from Fort Lewis, and, hit her, and she im mediately went down. Being perceised from the shipping, several boats 'rowed off to succour the crew, and on coming up round one man bad been killed, and four wounded. The wounded and the remainder of the . crew were saved , without any in terruption from the enemy,which ibe . navy has cOn sidered a great trait in their charaaer; fel b) inter cepting the boat the ritiject of ilk . ;ir tire Was etlected, an 4 they generously did not persist in preVenting ,relief froM being given .to the crew. The navy speak in high terms of the Commandant of the gun-boats. By a deter Mined effort, it is a military opinion here that the besieging army may be gleatly disturb ed, and even something more done in the facie of it from the island; but it is divided between.ltAa, where there is a 'small part on Puerto de Sr. Maria, Puerto Real, and Chiclane, Where their principal force is; but what may be intended I cannot say.— Five Spaniards were picked up in a little boat on the night of the 12th ; they got off from Puerto St. Maria ; and 'had made tncir way trout Lisbon • bete. The enemy is not strong at Puerto de St. Mai ia, and it is said they die fast. Their 'oppression 'on the na tives to procure provisions is great. The great alarm for the want of water here is all over; besides . thousands and thousands of runs of water in the cisterns, colleted fruits the late winter rains, there is a fatuous well discovered in' the Royal , Provision Yord, sufficient to supply the whole city ; and there is al,o another near the city gate. — Besides the city volunteers I mentioned to . you, and who are self -clothed and maintained, there is also a battalion of artillery raised ; they all make a fine appearance. • ANOTHER LETTER, SAME DATE. You will see in the public papers tie loyalty and pat, iotism displayed by New Spain and the Qv!votes. —in addition to what is there:stated, I-can iofOrtn. you, that the kingdom of Mexico 'was, according to the last accounts, going to• raise a subscription of severity millions of hard dollars for this country,. by: a I artial impost. Though ..there is not an official annunciation of this, it is communicated from suffi cient authority to assure it. I nod there is a jarring 'or interests between the Junta of this city, woich arrogaLtd a great deal to itself,: and the Reaency.— Thkre was intended a u ind u lge nce to South r.ltne rica, in the way- of free trade, bot it was absolutely put down by the representations of the City Junta, who are all merchants, and rich. 'Three people, one a ,Nobleman of undoubted integrity, have.been put under arrest, charged as principals in premising the intended indulgences, &c: JULY 21.—1 profit of the opportunity of a fast sailing armed schootterto send you some papers, and have to inform you, that this morning we received an official account of the surrender of Cind.ad At)- dr,go on - the l The terms are not givenout as yet, but they bre supposed to be very.honourabie, as it suffered six weeks close investiture.: pany of horse artillery that•beneal Lacy had _taken from this;place 'ix ere landed the other day froth Al geSiras, as they could not be made serviceable in the expedition. General . Lacy was betrayed by :two of his Officers going over to the enemy, when he,had every thing prepared to take Ronda 'by storm : the enemy, thus advertised,• disposed of all the troops they could draw to that point, and flanked bite, so that he was plated between three fires. H;s, people behaved well, and, after a smart bruSh, the army made its way by different dirttions to Sao Bogor, the rallying point. Tne returned artillerymen say, that the enemy made no prisoners, but put every man they came op with to the sword. Though frustrated in this bold plan of the expedition, Ge neral 'Lacy saved his ar m y, w hi c h i s iticlea , ing, and is again acting on the offensi‘e. , 'There have hevn no mil.tary Operations since my last, ci.xcept the ex change of a tew shots with the enemy's torts from Fort Pontales and the gun-boats. The surrender of Ciudad Rodrigo does not discourage the people here. . A few days ago it was suggested in the Junta Su prema, that if there was tot a speedy supply of 001, lars frpm Vera Cruz, &c. as expected,, it et oult.i be net esiary to ask a Loan in the city. Atter Lifft,,ltal Opi[ll4.HlS how till% could. b,: accomphibeJ, the Se cretaiy, ,who can commaod 500,000 doll‘Jr.s, stood 'up , and said, that that AssvinOiy had more: tt.i contend for and more to lose lan any other class of the corrununity ; . and - that. the pro- posed Loon or :Contribution should not dis tress the city,' he considered that the Members of the Junta could themselves r‘niedy the difficulty Which had occurred; •and for his part, that he would give 100,000 dollars, under the security of the city of Cadiz. His example was followed on the'spot, and a greater subscription than what was warned was filled up. The Basilisk brig of war came in on the 1 9th from Tangier's, convoying four transports, with head of oxen, some bdriey, poultry, &e. ti)r . the us of the British, which are permitted to be' eiporid , duty free. The duties amount to six dollars per dozen on fowls, '26 ditto 'oil 2 ,a'bitilock, 6 ditto on .1 sheep, and so on. The price there is very moderate. `rho Bashaw, to wham the CommiS‘grr empfly.l on th:s occasion was presented, asked different ques tions about- Buonaparte mid Spain. It is well known be does not like Buonaparte, but gives no -opinion publicly. A, merchant brig was seen to Lie taken possession of ye ster d ay at noon 4 a priva teer from SAE , Lucar; it is not known whai she is. By a great tavoc.r, the Commissary brougt,t over a fine horse from Tangiers for General Graham, but was desired not to ask a like favour in haste.— They seem to have an objection 'to permit the ex pOrtation of sheep, but of bullocks and barley we can - have enough. PRIVATE CORRESPONDENCE. " ALICANT, ArLY W.—" I rite this - by the ,packet of Algiers,; whtch the Governor is sending to Cadiz with dipatchts, relating to a conspiracy that. bad been formed to carry him off: You may reCul lect. that he and the Alcalde did not agree. Some short time ago the latter was arrested in his house, in consequence of some representations made by the Alcalde to Cadiy,, which were returned to the Go. vernor. He, however, broke his arrest and went . to Valencia, where he left nothing undone to in terest Caro in his favour. Whether the latter be concerned in this business or not is as yet unknown, but he is most strongly suspected. ." A few nights agv, a party of Pino Herinoso's regiment, headed by ,an officer, with tire . Liente tenlnt7Goveroor and tour men, viz, Jover, Rodrigo, Sa6 to, and Spering, surprized the guard of the G o • vernor's house, and havin g secured them, pioceeded up stairs. They demanded (in the name of he King) the Gove, nor, who appeared at an iron barred windO*,to surrender himself, and pi - epaie to go with ,them. He refused, telling thegi he had orders from the King to remain where he was, and unles, ,they could produce an order from the same to a contrary effect, and of a later date, he would not move. " While this was passing, the. Ladies attempted to alarm the town, by calling limn the balconies, &c. but they were prevented by the soldiers in the street threatening to shoot . them. On this the door of the room was broke open, but ending him reso lute, his sword drawn, and determined to defi•nd himself, they hesitated-, while he calmly argued'with the Lieutenant Governor. In fine, after some hours parley, the latter' repented, : dismissed the soldiers, and asked pardon. A coach was waiting at the door .to carry ott the prize. g. Mlle whole affair was condueted so quietly, that it was Unknown until 'next mort,lng, when the Lieute nant-Governor and the Commandant of the regiment employed were arrested. The Laity Mayoress was ordered to the Mis.trlcordia ; but on the intercession of Mrs. VALCARdEL, was conhned in the house of the latter, and still remains there. The lour me'i before mentioned escaped. The Alcalde was in Hijona, waiting the result. This arTair has caused much sensation here; trie guards have been doubled, and strong patrotes parade the streets during the night." " TARRAGONA, JULY 1.--,Tne many fortifications which have been made, and are still eretling round this town and port,. will protect us' from the petty and depredating assaults of the French, and as it is the unanimous opinion of experienced military men, that they cannot lay regular siege to it without the powerful force of 35 or 40,000 men, while their disposable fof,:e at ' present in this Province is esti mated at only 13,00 u men, t repeat this port as per fectly secure, and vessels may wiih the greatest safety come here 'dired fiotn your Plane, without be ing obliged to call at any intermediate port for in telligence. 7 The vast amount of the losses sustained by the. French armies 'in Spain and Portugal may be toler ably . estimated by the following tarsi :—A Qentle • man lately returned from Paris, saw the Bth corps of the French army, (one of those granted to Mas- : " sena to makeup the 70,000 additional troops re qUited, by that General,• previous to his taking the command of what is called by the French the Army of Portugal), pass in review belote Buonaparte. Ir passed in at one gate of the Thuilleries, where Bho naparte was, and out at the opposite one. It form= ed a complete army of 40,000 men, of which 10,000 were cavalry. There were two divisions of ithotry of 15,000 each, with all the adjunCts of a train orart-illery; pontoons, bread-waggons, and those various troops of sappers, artizans, &c. invariabty attachee to the French armies. Buonaparte was so minute in his inspection, that when a particular pontoon came Up, drawn only by four horses, the lest of fuo.rteeu, in all, being drawn by six, with led horses to each, he immediately halted the corps, and asktd the cause of this deficiency. He was told that one horse had got lame, and that his com parlion had been taken away with him. " Then," said Buonaparte, " let the deficiency be supplied from the led hirrses ; that is the use of them." This teas aeon dinghy dune, the match was resumed till the whole' passed under the eye of the Emperor. Within two mouths, however, this corps, thus lull and complete in every particular had suffered so much by want, fatigue, sickness, and desertion, in 'the bare march into Spain, that in the first return - sent to the Vv - ar-Office at Paris -from the frontiers •of Portugal, its effective strength was stated only 4.3 I ,000, -- making a deficiency of 9000; and sub sAtiently,•when ii ananctuvred between Lord Wel- army and Ciudad Rodrigo, it was rated only •at 26,000.. Allowing a ..reasonable de:tut:lion for detaciueots, &c. (though this being a fighting corp..; intended for field service, it ‘4ould of course be as little as possible diminished in that -way), there would . be a reduction of a lull fourth twin the original strength.—Allowing, however, that the re mit] of cotNatc•scents may make up a considerable portion of this deficiency, yet, when we consider • that this corps had left Pal la only three months be fore in a perfect state, and had not fought a battle, the instance presents a portion of a mass of loss, not less astonishing than true. The French snldiers do not hesitate to avow that they consider Spain as their grave'; their march to that country is looked upon by them as a procession to execution. A. letter rece'ved in Ireland from an officer of the 14th, &red Fuertade Concepton, July I I,- tnen `lions that the 'body of Colonel TALBOT had been Lrought its and buried with military honours.. i; , ) : , - • ; ;':